2. What Is Reggaeton? Reggaeton is a form of urban music that became popular with Latin American youth in the early 1990s.
3. Did It Originate In Puerto Rico or Panama? Panama The origins of reggaeton begin with the first reggae recordings being made in Panama during the late 1970s. Reportedly, the Jamaican influence on Panamanian music has been strong since the early 20th century when Jamaican laborers were used to help build the Panama Canal.
4. What is the misunderstanding of the origins of Reggaeton? Reggaeton's roots started off as Spanish reggae in Panama. The music eventually made its way and continued evolving and coming to prominence in Puerto Rico where it became reggaeton. The basis for reggaeton was laid in Puerto Rico at this time, with the melding of Panamanian Spanish reggae, with influences from dancehall, hip hop and various other Latin American musical genres.
5. British West Indians left their countries for non-British countries in the Caribbean and in Central and South America, such as Costa Rica, Cuba and Panama. For example, in the 1850s many West Indians worked on the trans-isthmian railway in Panama, and between the 1880s and 1914 more than 100,000 left to work on the Panama Canal. Why did the Caribbean's’ migrate to Panama?
